David Lauman

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
WA	Active	1997	06/28/2022

We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.

Avvo Contributions

Legal answers	6
Legal guides	0

Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date Granted
Rising Star	Super Lawyers	2009
Rising Star	Washington Law & Politics Magazine	2009
Rising Star	Washington Law & Politics Magazine	2005
Rising Star	Super Lawyers	2005

work experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Attorney	Small, Snell, Weiss & Comfort, P.S.	1997 - Present

associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
Washington State Bar Association	Member	1997 - Present
Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association	Member	1997 - Present
Washington State Association for Justice	Member	1997 - Present
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, Workers' Compensation Section	Chair	2008 - 2009
Workers' Compensation Section of WSTLA	Vice Chair	2007 - 2008

publications

Publication name	Title	Date
Workers' Compensation Deskbook	Time Loss Compensation and Loss of Earning Power	2022
Workers' Compensation Deskbook	Social Security Offsets	2022
Workers' Compensation Deskbook	Permanent Partial Disability	2022
Workers' Compensation Deskbook	Time Loss Compensation and Loss of Earning Power	2009
Trial News Washington State Trial Lawyers	Workers' Compensation Statutory Update	2007

Trial News Washington State Trial Lawyers	Board Sanctions the Department for a Frivolous Defense	2002
Trial News Washington State Trial Lawyers	A Summary of Significant Recent Court Decisions	2001
Trial News Washington State Trial Lawyers	Workers' Compensation Case Law Update	2000
Trial News Washington State Trial Lawyers	Workers' Compensation Case Law Update	1998

education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Seattle University School of Law	JA	1997
Colby College	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1993

speaking engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
WSAJ Spring Conference	Wage Calculations	2022
Spring Conference Workers' Compensation CLE	Update on the CRSSA/Social Security Offset Issue and 2 Important Issues I Dealt With in a Recent Trial	2021
Workers' Compensation Annual CLE	Update on Claims Resolution Social Security Offset Problem	2020
Tort Law Update	Workers' Comp Update and a Refresher on Third Party Cases	2018
Tort Law Update	What You Need to Know About Workers' Compensation	2016

Washington State Association for Justice, Workers' Compensation Section	Dealing with CRSSA Pitfalls	2012
Workers' Compensation Seminar	Tobin v. Dep't of Labor and Indus., and other important things you need to know about third party claims.	2010
Putting Out the Flames in Subrogation Claims	The Tobin Decision	2010
Workers' Compensation Seminar	Workers' compensation Law	2007
Workers' Compensation Seminar	Workers' Compensation Law- Social Security Offset Calculations	2006
Workers' Compensation Seminar	The Department's New Online Access System	2003
Workers' Compensation Seminar	Workers' Comensations- getting Sanctions at the Board	2002

legal cases

Case name	Outcome
Crabb v. Department of Labor and Industries	The Court of Appeals agreed with Mr. Crabb's position. As a result, all injured workers being paid at the maximum rate received an increase in benefits.
Tobin v. Dep't of Labor & Indus.	Favorable- the Department has no subrogation claim to the pain and suffering portion of a worker's third party claim.